Hmtîtersmt flatly îUspatrli THIRTY-THIRD YEAR '^^^"ÎÎtkîI'V'rk^ HENDERSON, Ν. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ΛΡΚΠ. 1!» l»i ,. , kknuok FIVE CENTS COPY FORCED TO 'RENT' THEIR TRIPLETS FACING AN EVICTION ORDER and unable to iind any suitable accommo datn ns. Dr. and Mrs. Van Ells, ot Shoto, Wise., have decided to try "renting out" their 41·.-months-old triplets, shown with ihem abeve. Stoking a good foster home, the parents state that the temporary guardianship would be effective until itieh time as they can find a place large enough for the liny trio plus two sons. (lnt';rnalwiial) Lewis, Soft Coal Operators Reject Plea From UNRRA Relief Agency Asks Mines Be Opened To Aid Famine Centers Washington. April 23. — (AP)—· Leader: πΓ soft c-a! miiu'is ami op ·!··.»· :·· turned a d -.if car tmiay to ί \ HRA's appeal fin . pa· Ilal π· - u η ι ρ t i 111 ; ot production lo help speed fa'nine relief ?hiprnenls. Finrello LaGu; rrba, L'XRRA di rector i:enp"al. directed hU request to the two key fifiures in the cur rent soft coal strike a Van Horn, chairman of the .Watinna! Bituminious Coal c rifer·. ave an i John I.. I.ewis, chief of the United Mine Workers. Their spokesmen announcer! later that neither planned to comment on the UNRRA request. The former New Yin .: mayi.i pro posed in letters to 11 Horn and l.ev.'is that a sufficient number of the strike bound mines b · reopen·.".! in "the name of humanity" to pro duce 50(1,(Kill tons ol coal a monti: lor stricken forcuji nation; aided by I'NRRA. 1 le said the c a I v. a n·· (led to run 11 a 111·> cany ill". food to inland famine centers. I.'N'RRA. l.a( 111..· d. .■ 1 I would pay retroactively any rl: ·η ·.·· in 1 h<· price of c al resulti'i;; 11 · · ! 11 the pie sent disjiute. Byr11.es Off For Mroling U\ due.·;: V'· '■ ; Seen 1 .1 y ol SI a I '■ ·:.ϋ ·· i>\ pi ne 1 ·ο.1 \ ι' ί' the ! '· o' lore f;n ministers u ni in break the deadlock ι pean peace treatie . (ΛΡ) - yrnes left lie. I ill?' .■.all try ei Luro Ho it'll ai ι_:υο p. in. The conference opens Thursday. Asked ι r ci mmcnt ■ η η is η. he s;iid lie it;, i 1 y 11 . i ιι.·:κ· i. .1 that i: he weie ti say anything h· would have to quote lrom the old hymn. ■ Slaw ι ". in The Wen ι Μ !':.iyer.' Il eis known to he crio isl> coj ccrned over the possibility tli.it tin· talks among ministers < ! K; ., may fail to crack the stalemate η peace settlements. Milan Prisoners Threaten To Kill All 25 Hostages Milan. April li.'î -(AP) —Besieged and rioting ο 1 \ ids in the San Vit tore prison threatened today to h: iil; all â■> hostages they have held since Sunday unless their demands f< i liberty are met by t. morrow. A thousand |lolicem· ·η I inng at windows and walls surrounded the pi i.Min and met .-poradie t in· from the 2,5(1(1 prisoners. The aptives cried out over a loud speaker system: "We may all be i ilie: 1 1 > ' first you will see the bodies o! the hos tages d:« cling from the highe.-l wr: • dows of the prison." _ State Fair Will Be Held, Dorr ί >11 Ad\ ises Committee Haleich, April 2.'i.— (AP) — Th< State Fair, suspended sine.· l!'t! definitely will be resumed in Oc tober, Manager J. S. Dorton told his advisory committee today. There had been some talk that the fair would not he held becaus of inadequate facilities. Richmond Truck I)ri\ crs Strike, Idling Vehicles I!iehm< iid, April — (Λί'ι — ^ strike by some I.ii.iO drivers, helpers. and warchousenrn in s\mpathy with some 10 sliik ί 111; warehouse employes of the I! ir'imond Dry (ioods ( o.. In:1. I.mud most of this city's motor freight transport trucks idle to day. I he sympathy strike was vot ed yesterday by truck drivers .nul warehouse employes. Agreement was readied last niuht. however, to move all perishahie Roods irtu in ware houses. I nion spoke-men said that the drivers and warehouse un ion. had voted unanimou.sh to stiik( until a 20 day walkout in shippin:; department employes .il Kiihmond l>r> («oods Co.. i-. seitled. V C. Sailor (iocs Mad, Sla> s Nino Ashcville Seaman Shoots And Sta'os Mates Aboard LSI Χ! , 11 · ·. 11 ; ι i, April ( AIM .V 10 y< .. -<>1<. emian killed Mine ship I'.:!,· and wounded a l"nth in a liri-M'iv. blΊ/.e ι·! gunfire aboard an 1 .s'r in the Yangtze River today. J hen he . tabbed himselt. Tiie navy announced thai t)ι·· il·.ι was I.. B. Smith, seaman 2 e. "I A.-he\ il le, X. C. The orgy of shooting and stabbings ended, the na\y .aid. when Smith was disarmed by an unnameci sailm, himself mortally wounded and was floored by a metal beneli wielded by another sailor. Brought to the navy hospital .ship Repose. in Shanghai harbor. Smith was given a 50-50 chance to surviv.' three deep gashes in the abdomen, inflicted by himself. Ί his was the way the tragedy was recon-it''lifted by the navy: Smith, described as a quiet in trospective youth, who left the States February 21 had stood a 10 to mid night watch. At about 3 a. m. lie entered the s I · ι pin:' compartment of the LST where .'111 shipmates Were asleep Switching on the lights and without a Word he opened fire with a gun. Seven seamen were killed outright and two others died later of their wounds. Smith pumped 20 bullets into the close quarters and, when his ammunition was exhausted, he leaped upon his victims with a knife. I .ending Stocks l ake New Drop \'e'A York, April 2.'! ι AI')- Th" stock market, with scattered excep tions, retreated to losiu territory to day, although never subjected to any great pressure. Casualties during most of the morning included I' S Steel, Beth lehem, Chrysler, General Motors. Goodyear, and International Har vester. A.F.L. Plans Membership Campaign Southern Drive Will Be Opened; Battle Fearec! \Yash'n:lcn. .\nril — l.\l*) - -The Λ! i ι-ni:-ν in the ran· to or·· .η·/ 1 S nithcni workers iwm ίΐί'ίΐ jvo'. ·· ii'iiriil.il 1'· ars toflav thai either < l<) Λ! I. jur isiîirtiiai.:! battles may lie ahead frr Dixie iurlr.stries. lli-liK· phvcii la.inr officials tol-i repoi ι is the I .' ci union drives— both aimed .'it a owm ; political voire foi labor are boun 1 to eollide m (lie pitched conii· ..linn lor mem bers. The t I() announced its plans for a southern organizing in vasion seme weeks aqo. It pick ed Van Rittnrr of the t'ÏO. I nit i'd States Steel Workers union to liea·! the S 1.000,000 campaign. Not to lie outdone, AFL President William Green came out yesterday v.itli a competing AFL spearhead and a goal of 1,000,000 new South ern members within a year. In a statement, Green disclosed plans for a conference at Asheville. X. C. May 11 and 12. At that time he and ot'-ei AFL leaders will lay final plans for the Southern drive. Senate Gets Merger Bill W.ishingl· April 23. — (AP) — legislation tailing for merger of the armed forces into a single depart in! ,.r defen: e « a; approved today : y the S.1 :'e Military Committee. Chairman Elbert Tin mas (D> of Utah said the initial vote was 10 f. r reporting ti.e bill, one against ; nd one not voting. He said six other senators not present would record their votes lau er. Thom s sa m me oui reported ■ : t change" is the ι ne draft ed ν Ί lomas and Senators Hill iD) i>: AI.'. : ι ;. η < I Acftin ( H ) cl' Ver •r ι t ;,'i«r η onths of hearings last year It carrier·, he said, all the ! wo* mendati >ns mai <· by President Truman. Senator Bridges (R) of New Bamp ·! re has p.opo.ed a -;ι ι ii.-ί it ι. te : a. are :>i retain the present sepa .· 'le war and navy depart rents, cieate a new : ir force department and ι ' - ' . - ! ι nity I !ir ugh a coun .1 .·' con .mi :· defense. Ί I · '! . ιi'a -Λ .stin-llil! î.ill vv».ilrl ; abolish the p:e.cnt war and ιι;ιλ ! depart ir ■ ni - and their laoinct pusi ! : mi ai I .-ubs; it ate a new d.epart I incut o! i.-i nvnnn defense, presided " ci b\ a .ίιι»ι. cal inct officer. I'n dei' him W" Id be secrel irics of army . nd navy and air force. ΟΡΑ Praises Newspapers lialcigh. April 2T - "New-paper, have ; et a -.landard ι f public en ' iightenm· ι I tiiroughnul the world." Oliver Crawley, ΟΡΑ Information Direct1 r, said today commenting on the 242nd anniversary ol newspaper ing in this country. It wa·; on April 24 171)4 that the first newspaper in the United States, the Boston .News 1.otter. was pub lished. Crawley pointed out, add· g that fn ni tli.it humble beginning .sprang today's extensive system of daily and weekly newspapers which keep the public informed on all vital topics. The OP A official expressed spe cial appro iation to the newspapers it North Carolina for their coopera tion η carrying price and rent and ι ; t ii ι ing news t< their readers. "Without the full support of these newspapers, it would have been ex tremel.v difl'i ult t > keep our people so fully informed of rationing, rent and price control regulations," he .'aid. "Τι day. Tar Heel newspapers are reporting facts which show t h e i r readers the all.too-real dangers ol inllation, and the disaster that would come with runaway prices," Craw le y added. bon of His Father ANOTHER Nimitz takes over a Naval command as Commander Chester \V. Nimitz Jr., son of tho Chief of Naval Operations, reads his lirst orders to officers and men aboard the submarine Sard a. He took com mand of the vessel at Portsmouth, Ν. H. Naval Base. (International) Mussolini's Body Taken J From Grave Inquiry Started To Ascertain Who Took Duce Corpse Milan. April ι AP) - municipal authorities reported day thet the body ol Iknito ΛΡ -■· 1 ini was rem >ved during the night from JVlaggirre cemetery by "un known" persons. An inquiry to ascertain the re sponsibility was started. Tne dis covery was made· by workers in the cemetery c-1 lime other bo'liv*. Mussolini was buried ·: «j^Sfeaup er's grave s, >n after his execution by partisans near the Swiss border .η April. 1945. U.iN. Council Will Resume Mocl TîmUiy » Xew Y. !■:·.. \ il :■ 'i iic big three in Ί. l'un· d Nation λ·· ι il rit ν ( 'ι u ' c .. : : "ri t< >i lay t heir month long justing over and appr«iS* ι lit ly !,«·;:ten II . η iit\ ο the co ne: i .. ' et :■ ί ι ι ι ' · ι ■ 11 I ; , ■ ι After a long Easter holiday the council miv·· ' :: p. m. KS: <■ VilV. iilld iy I'c it mt li η fur : - μ: ι ο ι: i.-: η i -.-ν I oi tin Irani..!! c IJcbatr oil t!;· .«..·!:»· m···:»»· !· »·«·!· Min to eli 'ay ι · ! .1 ton >rr. : ιr 1 her ch.·: ιiι.:î <>l Franco S ai". Ί lie S ι > nir-'i m:estion ν. is ι·\|κ*.·!ι·ίΙ to lind ti c : ! on general agree rt\ent < η at least one point — that a lull invent iua ; : η shi'ilei be made before β vote is taken on Pol;ι ei's demand for collective diplomatic bivak with Franco. On the Iranian issue, Soviet Del egate Andrei Gromyko had the an nounced suppo: ' o! only Pi land and France Against tic! : - an eight tn t ii ι ■ ι nil ion I y eadee I by the I '. S. and Britain \\ h. h fa\ ir retaining jurisdiction over the Iranian case until ÎÎIay (i. by which time Russia has promised . complete evacuation of Red army troops from Iran. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly «loud\ and warm t> itinht. Wednesday cottsiJerahle eioudir.oss and warm with scat tered showers in west and cen tral portions. Kun'chuling Is Reached By Chinese Bitter Fighting In City Expected; Kecfs Near Harbin Otutnivin;, AtwH 23·—<·\Ι ι — Ί he ' , ' . ι > ι i! ■ ■ :,i ι I. !.. i'l' ν,!·ι · Uar.i - !' the '."Λ' Til i .on! '■ ί h si \nii> hart ;. ■■ ii ti Κ till < halbi ·. it pic ιί· '( '! I .!':·:· Ii h'in ' v.oulil follow. 1 isl'iiy - l!i ins.nid < (imiisini-.f troops arc r< ported in that area. The tu.-jjutcli which no «'■ tails was fiat: - 1'eiphi",. sit»· of ;i, Sino-Amrrit ai : t:uee headauartei. ;:ii(l sourer ι ! ι. ι m ■! ι 11 · w. . Kuiiyehuiin , i. 10 unie. ,s uith o! L'h'Ui'elKin. ; ι — Mari' iiari :Ί rami, recently captured by t ummunists. 1 is :.l»out liJ mill's . uu.li ol .M-.cpin *k.. lor which Government and Chiites Red armies are fighting. Climax \n. m r! tea tod. Meanwhile, the armed thrust ol Communists elsewhere in Mancuria and peace parlies in Chungkin; niovc'd ahead with no indications when either would reach a climax. The Communist.. were reported already moving small groups into Harbin, north Manchurian industrial center. They openly threatened ti occupy that city Thursday when Russian troops withdraw. Govern ment sources conceded they could do it. ('/"neral George Marshall continu ed his efforts to achieve a truce and awaited rep y of Chinese Commun ists to his demand for proof or re traction of their charge that Amer ican planes had altackc.l them. ( I ! I Vf Si PLANK WAS <)\!K CITY Chungking. A, il 23. — ( AP) — American-made C'nhu-se . ir force pli nes were opera tir g over Szeping kai at the time ('· nose C'oniniunist. c:a :med they had been hated by I'. S. ι Hors. C'.e: :. Marshall s head qu; :1ers was informed today. A message from the American member of the Mukden licid team said that one Chinese P-31 ijhte:· plane was mising in the operation i.iiil the pilot was wearing Amer Ί he C immutii.it cl : .· ; ι ' 1 Ίι has claimed that ι ι ,nd t > i t· ail \r-oi. an. The ι liiccr mak :s:» the :·,:··ι : rec ommended that the Chinese aircraft operating from λ! :kden. v. ::ich wen· el tained from tin· United State ·, be p'ainly iri.rked vviti» t'l.mcfe Na tional air :orce in.- gma. I he pi a 11< -. ! r a 11 i, a it '; ! I i > < a ! * - .Mi' the ill l". S. ; !. ίτ·. ai !. i c - ι rt·:! with )'m i.i which e . ,h l'en need. Marine Pilot Dies In Mid-Air (-rash Near Chapel Hill Che'TV Point, Λμπϊ ΛΓ'ι One mar're pilot was killed and an > tiu*r injured when two ! ί χ h ! <· ι ρ 1 a ne s collided in .· l-air :aid era.-'he'i loa' in les e . ' 1 I ' a ; it ■ , Hill M( lu lay ..ftcrnno.i : · : lie pill.lie relation <:ii e at if an nounced last night. Names of the two pilots were be ing withheld, pen lin-; .cation of the nearest kin. One pilot was t.. nail out 'when the two plain·.- ο «ί··»ί. public ι clati" ns said. He . : ried t·> a hospital, biiι the extent ol his in juries was no! kno.' r.. Both pilots were members of I scjuadn il VMl'1'l. . .nne per 100 pounds of Γ. S. \'n, 1 I ( larde. Highway Slaughter llatc Romains i iigli BY l.VW NISBKT. Daily Dispatch Bureau Kalcigh. April 23. -Seventy-four pel mis killed on the streets an I highways of Ninth Carolina in March. compared with 54 for March oi last .war, indicates the upward trend m traffic fatalities is acceler ating lather than declining. Injur ed persons number 521 this year against 301 last March. More than three fourths of the fatalities occurred outside incorpor ated towns Twenty-eight of the vie- . tims were pedestrians, one a bicycle rider, while forty-five deaths result ed from motor vehicle wrecks in volving only their own passengeis Tho fact that such iuuh percent age of the accidents occurred in tin country. a\va\ from congest "d and controlled 1. * ι f f i < ■. and that abolit -ί ι per cent of the dead were not pas sengers in the ears, indicate, care lessness both ιό part ot diix-r.- and pedes'rian Kmphasis ha.·, been plac ed ii ι χ η tin· responsibility ot the au tomobile driver, but the pedestrian cannot avoid large share of blame The deaths were pretty equally dis tributed over the entire state, (".uil ford leading \\ it!i seven. Franklin. Mecklenburg > > ι : I Wilson rcpo'ted four each; Bladen, Columbus, For sylh and Gaston three each. Χ ι no nullities reporter! two death · each ail11 2."> one each. Location of the ac cidents would seem to show that on basis ol population an 1 irafhe lia, ards the purely rural smaller conn ues offend more sreviously 1 rm th·· larger communities with heavy '.ral lie. lioddie Ward, commissioner ol niotoi vehicles, dill not have much comment on this report, other than to reiterate his belief thai sal'et.\ education must be spee 1er! up to prevent more highway hcv mr.· in tlu future. He still thinks H' ivor tram inn should be^in in tii jramnia. schools, but sees the need lor edu Ν. . Laster Parade Breaks Ail Records With ;ιΓ. vehicle traffic on New Yin/.'.- Fifth \vei . ■ ·.. .t( . by ;,u Faster parade thronu for the first time in the city. history, Manhattan and Us Visitors celebrated the event as never before. With the weather in accord to the tempo of a war-free world more than a million people jammed the nation's fashion center. Τruman Might Name GOP'er To Succeed Chief Justice Stone Hemorrhage Fatal To Groat Jurist; Now Seven Members WasMwcton. Vpril (Λ1Ί — The funeral In·· ( bief Justice ! I Li ;· ! ;ι il Slime uill he held at 'J p. in. I-"S'f Thursda.\ in ί lit· Washington ( at'.ieiiral. It ii riai \\ ill be made in a Washington cemetery. still to be chosen. Other details have not been completed. Washington, April 23. —- (AP) — Chief Justice Harlan Stci e's sud .■im cli-.-.th «· it the (II ,::ic<\:;U .·■ ; η Pro-ident Trrinan'.· pù> ;il)le t-lι· ·;ι·. for the nation's highest judicial piece. *] c h α r d workinu. 7^-.vëâr-olri st me filed two dissenting opinions - e.-M< >: : \ e.- ter< i;. v, t; ' a ! ' ι'(i ι \ c·: i )( ι 1 Still I I.i his death lu ι.·>η·ί!..έ:<Λ t -■ Mr. Tm ' ι : an. ·, ! ο i.-arned .·! the chief 1 CI a ft . .lie. K, . R ο > ■ > e V e 1 ' !(■! !i e i it ; 11 : s lu - tu the death en. 'ι . I'd ; ι · . i r y ΛI : . i i ! ! Lr e ·■ ; ι ■ · · ii' ο ! · ■ \ . ι ! <. ι < : u · · · t : · ' · .■ C ' " D. ; .·\·- 11 Λ on ! :. bench to chief justice ΐ:ι·(.·- V.'. ( >. I )ti .1ι, l\i)i>t-rt Jack et ' il · 1 > ' p ι i neni ! ν , » ι ί ·. 1]- t . i% i'iittt'i'Min !u l.cad. tin· · >■ St· < etar\ . : WîiI" !." ι veil's · :·!>· : .·" .teal lf.:i.-l iti m π. bi'ter h·.::.! before lht· high triimn : .. . ι Μι·; 1 : n· him the ropiita 1 i. ■ 11 ι : : η·: ; ι -4 a ! îheral. Ah ! '->.-evit i. » 11 -1" elevated lhi· New Hampshire Republican to hie', jiistrio He took the presiding seat m·. ( )e!i ' r t>. 11)41 Senate \ppro\es Johnson, Allen Washington, April -3. — (AP) — Tlu· > ii.'le Γ η.need Λ Τ < ι η d., > the il. ).ili.;t: il <·: Ht · *>«·) V Johnson ι it Χ■ ·: ' M Γ :ι·ι ■: to he deputy to Edward I!. StettiniiH, Jr., American representative ■ ·11 the 1 ited nations seeurit.v ιό ie.eil. I · nppr·.... the nomir.at inn of Ceo: \ Allen, o: 1 ) ι nil ; ι η.. N. C\ to he ami>as-aiior ie Iran. MX 1SS TO (II U VI . II I M'Oli IS TO Ml! Κ 11 \. Washing!, n. April 2:1. - (AIM - Su .tzn : ·ί t'a ■ e ί t.> 1 vit il direr! s .ί iments >«· λ..;» in·, lo the United States in 1 ') îH to T,500,000 day. Several months q! negotiating p;ve".'π : the agreement State departa ont mirr\e'ition in the nieller was prompted hy ivm plsints Iron Amerii'i n watch manu fnrlarers and .vorkers th Ί a flood >! Su i· - wat he- en the ciome^'ir mar lie' va.- l'am: - r ng the reccnversior j of then industry. Alomic Bill Is Placed On •M il si* List Gets Priority Over All But Loan Proposal Washington, April 23. — (AP) — Democratic Leader Berkley of Ken kick y ρ ' 1 'Κ1 ("lit π I log) iat ion •. . !.. i;i,v :.'. ' stond h ; - . ■ ι : · ' .. ibi'i' 1 : ι .su res ! i. ' 111 ! L·. t i ' ctfi;i \ Senate :hn\\ - down on the S3,750,000,000 British le; n. Sen,, ι η, Λ1 Ai ■ ι ι I ) ι ιI'm ι c, - 'V *> t':..i win!«.· liark k i.ii.i . · .ι η 11 c. ι i ■ » lay lie i ι ι : : ■ · ! '. In· i:a< I f>] veil ; i ■ :. 111 -( · tii;.: il·.· S "lint" \yl! act . .11 :. κ ... : ι ■ : .'..η : :ι ι,.·" re bc ...It- ι.:' 1 : .l iiy 111 .':ιι·Ι l'.V (R> .ill will)). ■ ■ : , V. I ,'(( '··■ .ill'in . . i m i - ti Cum· bill, liai'iilcy i-'ive it con :'."· c!l'. I1CC.{ remote. tin •iM-:tle:l • . a\ ι· of ley 'ii;l OPA ai s prodded :'1ee m an \ ι : criicr Sti'.ate but iied tn be and Bark when hi ii such as ι ti ί)ΐι in c r. \sii. M : ..il ...ι. AH ... April 23.— • ι \v.· .t· ι I'j>oi"t - ed killed today when a Taca air line plane crashed and burned near Li i'lilaii. -Ί» n.ilts east nf here. Gives Meat Facts A REPORTER who has just com pleted a 4,000 mile tour of the southern states investigating the il legal sale ol' livestock, Thomas Wil helm, Michigan City, Ind., is show* testifyinp before the Senate Agri culture Committee in Washington, D. C. Wilhelm told the commite· that the meat black market is ■ national scandal. IInternational1